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Kanji Detail for 裁 - "to judge, to cut"

裁

  • Meaning

    裁 means "to judge, to cut." Also associated with to manage.

    1. Judge - To decide; to rule.

    2. Cut - To tailor; to trim.

    3. Manage - To handle; to deal with.

  • Words using 裁

    • 総裁 そうさい Listen president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank)
    • 裁判 さいばん Listen trial; judgement; judgment
    • 制裁 せいさい Listen sanctions; punishment
    • 地裁 ちさい Listen district court
    • 最高裁 さいこうさい Listen Supreme Court
    • 高裁 こうさい Listen High Court
    • 裁判所 さいばんしょ Listen court; courthouse
    • 独裁 どくさい Listen dictatorship; despotism; autocracy

  • Four-character idioms with 裁

    • 欠席裁判 けっせきさいばん Listen trial in absentia; judgment by default (judgement)
    • 鉄拳制裁 てっけんせいさい Listen (punishment by) striking with fists

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    • Verified meaning: to judge, to cut
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さい, たち)
    • Also carries these associations: to manage

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 裁

    Surnames 裁(さい)Listen 裁(たち)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    tailor; judge; decision; cut out (pattern)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    cut out; decrease

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to cut out (as a dress); to cut; to trim; to reduce; to diminish; to cut back (e.g. on staff); decision; judgment

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to trim, to reduce, to cut; judgment

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Cutting cloth to make clothes. Such as 裁翦 (cutting), 裁縫 (tailoring). All cutting according to fixed rules is called 裁. Such as 裁紙 (cutting paper), and the like. | To regulate. Such as 裁制 (regulate), 裁減 (reduce). | To judge. Such as those who evaluate literature and history are called 總裁 (chief editor). | Style and format. Such as 體裁 (form), 製裁 (format). | To decide. Such as saying 裁判 (ruling), 裁奪 (adjudication).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sai(サイ) サイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    saba.ku(さば-く) さば-く

    ta.tsu(たつ) たつ

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    衣 衤 (koromo・koromohen)

  • Related Keywords

    judge cut manage barely judgment decision ruling adjudication administer arbitration carve cleave command decree determination direct govern rule tailor sew

Sentences including 裁

  • She can sew very well.

  • We have to bring the matter to a close.

  • That man is going on trial next week.

  • Who is going to try this case?

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